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Seanad
‹ Order of Business

Ambulance service debate arranged

Summary

The Leader offers a 5 p.m. debate with the Health Minister on ambulance and emergency services; Senator O’Brien withdraws his amendment, and the House agrees to reconvene.

Michael Mullins Acting Chairman Fine Gael

Before I put the amendment, can the Leader clarify the situation?

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I will leave it to the Member who proposed the amendment to the Order of Business. Does he want to come here at 5 p.m. when the Minister is here? The Minister is available after 5 p.m.

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I was waiting for the Leader to finish before deciding. I withdraw the amendment. I accept that the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, will be here at 5 p.m. today and I will certainly be here.

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We hope to finish our business at 2 p.m. but we will reconvene at 5 p.m. at the request of Senator Darragh O'Brien.

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At the request of the House.

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The Minister has agreed to come in at 5 p.m and that is the only time he can come in. We will suspend from when we finish the Workplace Relations Bill 2014. The Minister for Health will come here to discuss ambulance and emergency services for 30 minutes.

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Michael Mullins Acting Chairman Fine Gael

Is the amendment proposed by the Leader agreed? Agreed.

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